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notices. The scope of the April 2021
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CHIP State plan amendments, waivers,
demonstrations, and reporting. This
Federal Register notice seeks public
comment on one or more of our
collection of information requests that
we believe are generic and fall within
the scope of the umbrella. Interested
persons are invited to submit comments
regarding our burden estimates or any
other aspect of this collection of
information, including: the necessity
and utility of the proposed information
collection for the proper performance of
the agency’s functions, the accuracy of
the estimated burden, ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected, and the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection
burden.
DATES: Comments must be received by
December 4, 2023.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
reference the applicable form number
(see below) and the OMB control
number (0938–1148). To be assured
consideration, comments and
recommendations must be submitted in
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1. Electronically. You may send your
comments electronically to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for ‘‘Comment or
Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
to find the information collection
document(s) that are accepting
comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail
written comments to the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development,
Attention: CMS–10398 (#37)/OMB
control number: 0938–1148, Room C4–
26–05, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.
To obtain copies of a supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, please access the CMS PRA
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William N. Parham at (410) 786–4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following
is a summary of the use and burden
associated with the subject information
collection(s). More detailed information
can be found in the collection’s
supporting statement and associated
materials (see ADDRESSES).
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Generic Information Collections
1. Title of Information Collection:
Managed Care Rate Setting Guidance;
Type of Information Collection Request:
Revision of an active collection of
information request; Use: In accordance
with 42 CFR 438.7, states must submit
to CMS for review and approval all rate
certifications for managed care
organizations (MCOs), prepaid inpatient
health plans (PIHPs), and prepaid
ambulatory health plans (PAHPs). The
rate certification itself is prepared by a
state’s actuary who certifies the
managed care program’s capitation rates
as actuarially sound for a specific time
period, and documents the rate
development process and final certified
capitation rates.
Our Medicaid Managed Care Rate
Development Guide (otherwise referred
to as the ‘‘rate guide’’) outlines the rate
development standards and CMS’
expectations for documentation
included in rate certifications such as
descriptions of base data used, trend
factors to base data, projected benefit
and non-benefit costs, and any other
considerations or adjustments used
when setting capitation rates. The
information outlined in the rate guide
must be included within the rate
certification in adequate detail to allow
CMS to determine compliance with
applicable provisions of 42 CFR part
438, including that the data,
assumptions, and methodologies used
for rate development are consistent with
generally accepted actuarial principles
and practices and that the capitation
rates are appropriate for the populations
and services to be covered. There is no
required template that states’ actuaries
must utilize for the rate certification, but
the guidance outlined in the rate guide
serves as a resource for states and their
actuaries. Adherence by states and their
actuaries to the rate development
standards and documentation
expectations outlined in the rate guide,
will aid in ensuring compliance with
the regulations and support CMS’s
review and approval of actuarially
sound capitation rates and associated
federal financial participation. Form
Number: CMS–10398 (#37) (OMB
control number: 0938–1148); Frequency:
Annual; Affected Public: State, Local, or
Tribal Governments; Number of
Respondents: 47; Total Annual
Responses: 137; Total Annual Hours:
753. For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Rebecca Burch-Mack
at 303–844–7355.
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Dated: November 15, 2023.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Financing for Early Care and
Education: Quality and Access for All
(New Collection)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, United States
Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services seeks approval to collect
information to explore the role of Head
Start in the early care and education
(ECE) financing landscape, as well as
how the use of multiple funding sources
within a single Head Start program may
be associated with the provision of Head
Start’s comprehensive services and with
state-level differences in ECE funding.
Survey data will be collected from Head
Start program directors and state
government administrators.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of
publication. OMB must make a decision
about the collection of information
between 30 and 60 days after
publication of this document in the
Federal Register. Therefore, a comment
is best assured of having its full effect
if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. You can also obtain
copies of the proposed collection of
information by emailing
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Identify all requests by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The proposed data
collection seeks to better understand
SUMMARY:
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Head Start’s participation in or use of
coordinated funding, defined as the
piecing together or combining of
multiple funding sources. The data
collection effort will consist of two
surveys: (1) a census survey of Head
Start program directors (of any grant
recipient with a Head Start grant, Early
Head Start grant, or both, or one of their
delegate programs), and (2) a census
survey of three state government
administrative positions in each of the
50 states and Washington, DC (the Head
Start Collaboration Office Director, the
administrator of state pre-kindergarten
funds, and the administrator of the
federal Child Care and Development
Fund [CCDF]). The surveys will identify
the most common approaches to
coordinated funding; examine how
these approaches relate to the provision
of high-quality, comprehensive ECE
services in Head Start programs;
understand policy levers and conditions
that influence Head Start programs’
decisions around and ability to
coordinate funding; and document how
participation in coordinated funding
relates to Head Start’s engagement with
other ECE programs and system efforts.
The resulting insights will inform ACF
about the prevalence of coordinated
funding in Head Start, facilitators and
challenges of coordinated funding for
Head Start programs, and potential
associations with program quality. They
will also inform future case studies.
Respondents: Head Start Program
Directors, state-based Head Start
Collaboration Office Directors, state
administrators of state pre-kindergarten
funds, and state-based administrators of
federal CCDF.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
(total over
request
period)
Instrument
Program Director Survey (Head Start Program Directors or financial administrators) .......................................................................................................
ECE State Administrator Survey (State-based Head Start Collaboration Office Directors, administrators of state pre-kindergarten funds, state-based
administrators of federal CCDF) ..................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,456.
Comments: The Department
specifically requests comments on (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information; (c) the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9835; 42 U.S.C.
9844.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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burden
(in hours)
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Food and Drug Administration
DATES:
Avg. burden
per response
(in hours)
1,642
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
AGENCY:
Number of
responses per
respondent
(total over
request
period)
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manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Financing for Early
Care and Education: Quality and Access for All (New Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, United States Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services seeks approval to collect
information to explore the role of Head Start in the early care and
education (ECE) financing landscape, as well as how the use of multiple
funding sources within a single Head Start program may be associated
with the provision of Head Start's comprehensive services and with
state-level differences in ECE funding. Survey data will be collected
from Head Start program directors and state government administrators.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a
decision about the collection of information between 30 and 60 days
after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore,
a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You can
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by
emailing [email protected]. Identify all requests by the
title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The proposed data collection seeks to better
understand
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Head Start's participation in or use of coordinated funding, defined as
the piecing together or combining of multiple funding sources. The data
collection effort will consist of two surveys: (1) a census survey of
Head Start program directors (of any grant recipient with a Head Start
grant, Early Head Start grant, or both, or one of their delegate
programs), and (2) a census survey of three state government
administrative positions in each of the 50 states and Washington, DC
(the Head Start Collaboration Office Director, the administrator of
state pre-kindergarten funds, and the administrator of the federal
Child Care and Development Fund [CCDF]). The surveys will identify the
most common approaches to coordinated funding; examine how these
approaches relate to the provision of high-quality, comprehensive ECE
services in Head Start programs; understand policy levers and
conditions that influence Head Start programs' decisions around and
ability to coordinate funding; and document how participation in
coordinated funding relates to Head Start's engagement with other ECE
programs and system efforts. The resulting insights will inform ACF
about the prevalence of coordinated funding in Head Start, facilitators
and challenges of coordinated funding for Head Start programs, and
potential associations with program quality. They will also inform
future case studies.
Respondents: Head Start Program Directors, state-based Head Start
Collaboration Office Directors, state administrators of state pre-
kindergarten funds, and state-based administrators of federal CCDF.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Number of responses per
respondents respondent Avg. burden Total/annual
Instrument (total over (total over per response burden (in
request request (in hours) hours)
period) period)
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Program Director Survey (Head Start Program 1,642 1 .83 1,363
Directors or financial administrators).........
ECE State Administrator Survey (State-based Head 138 1 .67 93
Start Collaboration Office Directors,
administrators of state pre-kindergarten funds,
state-based administrators of federal CCDF)....
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,456.
Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on (a)
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9835; 42 U.S.C. 9844.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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